MAGISTERIAL.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4953, 17 May 1894, Page 3

MAGISTERIAL.

CHRISTCHTTRCH. This Day. (Before Mr R. Beetham, S.M.) Civil Cases.— Judgment by default with costs was given for plaintiffs in the cases of Mason, Strathers and. Co. v. C. White, olaim £15 17s 6d ; and Bryant and Co. v. G. W. Coventry, £2.-0. Clarke v. C. A. Oakes, claim £1 17s 4d; judgment summons.- Mr Widdowson for judgment creditor. The debtor stated that he had earned on an average about 25s a week since the debt was incurred. He had a wife and seven children, and was not in a position to pay the debt. No order was made.— V. Harris v. W. Higham, claim &2Z Is 6d ; judgment summons. In this case the debtor was ordered to pay the debt and costs within forty-eight hoars, or in default eleven weeks' imprisonment.— Pyne and Co. v. P. Busoh, claim £1 10 b, commission at the rate of 5 per cent on the sale of the thoroughbred horse P.P.C. Mr Lane for plaintiffs, Mr Caaaidy for defendant. The evidence of the plaintiffs was to the effect that on March 28 they held a Bale of blood stock. The horse P.P.C. was put up for sale, but as it did not reach the defendant's reserve it was passed out, but was subsequently Bold by private treaty for j6150 to Mr Ivey, of Timaru. The defence was that the plaintiffs had no instructions to sell' the horse by private treaty; defendant had instructed them to Eell it by public auction. Judgment was given for plaintiffs for £1, with costs £5 19s 9d, the sum of 10a, amount paid for advertising, &c., being deducted. — D. Munday v< W. Higham, claim J824. Mr Joyce for plaintiff, for whom judgment was given by default, with costs.— The case of Edwards, Bennett and Co. v. J. Hatch, claim J894 13s 6d, was adjourned till May 21.

LYTTELTON. (Before Mr J. G. Fyfe, J.P.) Dbtjnkenness. — William Machin, charged with having been drunk, was fined 10s or in default one week's imprisonment. Illegally on Pbemises. — Jane Brogden was charged with having been found at night on the premises of A. W. Parsons, chemist, without lawful excuse. The prosecutor deposed that at about tea o'clock on the previous night the accused and a man were found in his waehhouce. The gate had been locked at about 7.45 p.m., and he could not understand how the people got into his premises. The man succeeded in getting away, but the woman was locked in the waeh-house until the police came and arrested her. He aßked that the accused should be severely dealt with. Constable Fitzgerald, who arrested the woman, deposed that she stated that she was a stranger to the place and had lost her way. She had been shown into the place by a man who said he waa showing her her lodgings. She seemed much alarmed when she found she was trespassing on the premises. The accused in defence stated that she had come to Lyttelton from ' Cliristcburch that morning, and had engaged a bed at one of the boarding-housea. She went for a walk about the town and lost her way after dark. She admitted having had several drinks at various hotels. Mr Parsons was recalled and said that a noise was heard when all the members of his family were at supper, and his son went out into the washhouse and found the man and woman therei The Bench refused to credit the statement of the woman and sentenced her to seven days' imprisonment.

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